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FILE -- Trash chutes on each floor allow residents an easy way to take the garbage out. A man in Denver suffered severe injuries after falling down a similar trash chute in an apartment building, trying to reach a fallen cell phone. less

FILE -- Trash chutes on each floor allow residents an easy way to take the garbage out. A man in Denver suffered severe injuries after falling down a similar trash chute in an apartment building, trying to ... more

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FILE -- Trash chutes on each floor allow residents an easy way to take the garbage out. A man in Denver suffered severe injuries after falling down a similar trash chute in an apartment building, trying to reach a fallen cell phone. less

FILE -- Trash chutes on each floor allow residents an easy way to take the garbage out. A man in Denver suffered severe injuries after falling down a similar trash chute in an apartment building, trying to ... more

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DiSalvo and another friend, Matt Johnson, reported they heard Walsh screaming as the trash compactor began to move, crushing Walsh inside. Police and firefighters arrived shortly after, and had to dismantle the compactor in order to extract Walsh and take him to the hospital.

Walsh survived, but is suffering from multiple injuries: His skull was cracked in two places, he ruptured arteries in his neck, and both of his legs were broken by the compactor.

"I saw him come out of the trash compactor," Johnson said. "It wasn't a very good scene. He's very lucky to be alive."